Video Editing Tools to Make Your Videos Rock & Most Are Free!

iMovie App: If you want to edit your videos on your mac, on your iPad or on your iPhone iMovie is very easy to learn and easy to use.

Drag and drop your movie, audio and image files right from your desktop. On your iPad or iPhone just use your fingers to manipulate your video edits, cuts, and additions.

If you don't feel like spending over $600 or a monthly fee for products like Adobe- iMovie is only $14.99 - a one time fee- and comes with most macs.

I love how easy and inexpensive it is to use the Apple App store - you can add your apps to all of your devices and computers at home and work without long license verifications and additional purchases saving time and money.

Instagram Built In Video Tool: FREE-  If you are creating videos on Instagram look no further than the app right inside of Instagram.

It is free and easy to use. It is similar to the Instagram photo editor so if you are used to using the photo editor it won't be hard to get the hang of the video tool.

Here is a tutorial on using video editing tools in Instagram I found on YouTube. It is short and to the point. https://youtu.be/-aUUyx-xa98 

Hyperlapse:  FREE -I wrote this article about Hyperlapse. I love hyperlapse and have fun watching many videos done with this app. 

Videos speak volume compared to blogging so I will show you how awesome Hyperlapse is instead of talking about it. This is one of the most beautiful hyperlapse videos created- The World is Beautiful by Seiswell: 

We took a road trip from Fargo North Dakota to Mt Rushmore over to Cody, Wyoming then on to Yellowstone Park , down into Jackson Hole Wyoming and then ended in Salt Lake City, Utah. The ride was amazing and we took a lot of hyperlapse video along the way. 

StopMotion Studio: If you would like to add some animation to your videos this app for your iPhone and iPad might just become your favorite movie editing app. 

Stop Motion Studio's whole range of unique features will help you create terrific stop action movies. Frame-by-frame editor, the timeline, the sound editor, green screen; where you can change the background of your scene like those in the studio production sets of movies and TV commercials.  

It's user friendly, no complicated in-app tools, and it's so fun to use and share! 

FlipaGram: This app can be downloaded free in the app store for your iPhone and can also be used on Android phones from Google Play and also from Amazon apps.

You can take your photos and create video slideshows, add music, use stop motion, Have I mentioned they have millions of music clips you can use? Oh yes, that is right, millions of music clips to add to your videos. Your Flipagrams can be featured in the social section of the app, share your Flipagrams right from your phones! 

The Music Video Camera is a new feature that will enhance your storytelling experience. You can create music videos and lip sync to, again millions of clips! Simply choose a song from the library, or your own, and begin shooting your video with the live camera! 

This is a versatile music/slideshow/stop motion app. Give it a try and watch your creative alter-ego at play.

Videohance: $2.99 App- This is an app for iOS devices. This app offers hundreds of HD special effects. 

You can adjust the "look" real time you are in control you can manage the settings, texture, light while you are shooting. Adjust authentic textures if you want that cool vintage vibe. 

Cinemagram: $4.99 for iPhones and iPads. With this app you can add special effects to your videos! You can add effects like sparklers to your videos. You need to check this one out especially if you like to add animation style effects. While this is not animated, it is to me, easier to use because you just click on the effect you want. 

Press-and-release video recording, on-the-fly linear sequencing and audio recording. It lets you play clips (Cinemagram term "cines") in reverse, import images and videos taken from outside the app, use Instagram-like filters and exposure-enhancements to your vidoes, create manually edited loops, increase or decrease the video speed and release your projects as animated GIFs.

Creative animators or film makers make use of this app and the results are genius! 

8mm Vintage app is $1.99  for iOS devices is really fun. You can create vintage videos very quickly.  Let your imagination soar with this app. Just imagine using this app for historic homes in downtown areas!

Here is a music video was created with the 8mm Vintage app. Lana Del Ray's song has already had 231,672,810 views! Summertime Sadness.   The film is offered in "10 grainy, discolored, dusted and aged films from different eras – 1920, Noir, 60s, 70s, Sakura, XPro, Siena, Pela, Indigo and Tuscan."

The app includes a jitter button to make your retro film really look like film! This is a very clever feature. The app has some awesome filters too! 

Here is another video shot with the 8mm Vintage app: 

Pick Play Post: FREE- for iOS devices. This app has the cool ability to time and watermark your videos. You can combine your videos, photos, GIFS and music to create videos with this app. 

This is a very versatile collage video framer app allowing multiple cropped videos to be uploaded within the same frame. They can also be framed together with photos so that some slots in the grid show photos while others show videos. The degree of customization is so great that it even allows for multiple videos to be played simultaneously, or in a sequential order. 

If you are wondering what app to use to make framed videos, or when you are the more versatile fresh type of film-maker try this app.  You get to choose from wide range of frame options!

400 hours of video is uploaded to YouTube every single minute. Don't let that deter you from capturing your own audience on YouTube. Remember there is plenty of opportunity for you to gain a following and drive traffic to your websites by posting videos on YouTube. 

I have written articles about YouTube stats so here is the short list: ​